West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday visited the violence-hit areas of Dinhata in Cooch Behar district and met the family members of a man who was killed during an incident of firing on June 27 ahead of the panchayat elections, an official said.
The governor also visited a hospital in Cooch Behar where the injured in clashes are undergoing treatment.
Bose is on a trip to the northern districts of the state.
Earlier in the day, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nisith Pramanik met the governor at the circuit house in the district.
Bose also talked to candidates and leaders of the CPI(M), Congress and the BJP, who voiced their concern over alleged incidents of violence in Cooch Behar ahead of the July 8 rural polls.
One man was killed and four others were injured in the incident of firing during a clash between two groups of people at Dinhata on Tuesday morning.
At least four people were detained for their alleged involvement in the killing ahead of the panchayat
